scepter

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Delia Nuñez, 94, poses for a portrait with her vanilla crown and scepter.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2024

It holds a serpent scepter evoking the crack of lightning on one side, and a tiny water jug on the other.

From Reuters • Sep. 29, 2023

Mr. Modi, surrounded by a dozen Hindu priests, carried the scepter down the aisle of the new Parliament, installing it to the right of the speaker’s seat.

From New York Times • May 28, 2023

Dozens of Hindu priests followed Modi inside Parliament, where he installed the scepter near the chair of the speaker.

From Washington Times • May 28, 2023

“His tomb was destroyed centuries ago, but Reyna and I used to wonder if we could find Diocletian’s ghost and ask where he was buried...well, according to the legends, his scepter was buried with him.”

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan